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H85- * 1 H.8b BOARD OF GOVERNORS OF THE, FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM FOR MEDIATE.RELEASE ' | May12, 19*8. WEEKLY DEPARTMENT STORE SALES • SELECTED CITIES AND AREAS ." Percentage change from corresponding • • period a. year, ago , (Based on r e t a i l d o l l a r amounts )£' 3 mose ' f Week ending ' " 1956 T p r . > ] Apr. I'd | Apr. iy j Apr, 26 ' Federal Reserve. D i s t r i c t , Area, and City UNITED STATES . Boston D i p ; r i c t Metropolitan Areas Boston Downtown Boston Suburban Boston Cambridge Quincy Lowell City . Springfield z J . Mass. New York D i s t r i c t Metropolitan Areas N. Y. . Buffalo . New York-N.E. New Jersey N.Y.-N.J. N. J . . Newark N. Y. New York Rochester 'Syracuse " Philadelphia D i s t r i c t Metropolitan Areas Wilmington Trenton Lancaster Philadelphia Reading Scranton Mlkes-Barre—Hazleton Del. N. J . Pa. " Cleveland D i s t r i c t Metropolitan Areas Ky. . Lexington Ohio Akron Canton n Cincinnati Cleveland » • Downtown ClevelandColumbus Springfield " • Youngstown Pa. Erie " Pittsburgh Wheeling-Steubenville W• Va.&Ohio :• l A Z-2. ~ z l +11 -25 0 - 3. + 8 + 7 +12 - 2 +12 + 1 +38 +25 +30 +33 -26 -29 -19 - 1 -21 -38 - 9 t 1 ;•:+_£ ' . -19 -2> -12 + 9 -21. . -16 -12 - 6 + 2 - 2 + 8 + 3 +. 9 + 17' • +41 +_8 + 1 +19 -19 zJL - 5 •+ 4 - 7- 2 - 7 - 6 +25 +18 + 1 + 9 +24 +18 -19 -19 -34 -21 -20 -17 -21 r- 7 -22 - 8 r- 1 - 9 lit +11 -26 ; - .2 +12 it -4 -5 -2 - 8 - 1 -3 +13 +5 +46 + 7 +19 +33 +24 -19 -17 -17 -26 -28 -36 -38 r-12 + 5 - 7 r+ 3 -12 r-25 -28 + 1 +17 +18 +15 + 5 +22 + 5 - 2 + .9 -21 -10 - t20 ^ 9 +20 +22 +13 + 5 +18 +30 + 1 +15. 0 +16 -23 -22 -27 -31 -10 1-21 1-26 -25 -17 r-21 r-24 -29 1 8 9 4 2 . * - 1 -10 -15 -10 . + 3 - 8 - 2 . +11 + 7 + 3 - 1 - 1 ; - 5 + 3 -4 -18 - 6 -20 - 9 + 2; - 5 -14. 2" -23 . . - 9 - 1. -12 r21 - 6 -27 . -17 + 3 -24 + 1 -4 -5 - 9 H.8b Page 2 WEEKLY DEPARTMENT STORE SALES - SELECTED CITIES AND AREAS (Continued) Percentage- change from corresponding period a year ago . on r e t a i l d o l l a r amounts) 3 mos. week ending . 1958 Apr. 5 I Apr. 12 | Apr. 19 I Apr. 26 Federal Reserve D i s t r i c t , Area, and CityRichmond D i s t r i c t Metropolitan Areas Washington Downtown Washington Baltimore Downtown Baltimore Richmond Atlanta D i s t r i c t Metropolitan Areas Birmingham Mobile Jacksonville Miami Jlcwntown Miami Atlanta Augusta New Orleans Knoxvi-lle City Tampa D. C. ' Md. Va. Ala. Fla. » . La. Tenn. Fla. +1U -18 -12 - 2 --2 - 6 -.7 - 3 +17 +12 +15 + 3 + 8 -12 -16 -26 -28 -21 - 5 r- 8 - —lit -10 -21 ' -10 • -12 " -5 -li 0 - 2 ' " ZJL +13 -111 zik +11 + 3 +18 + 7 +17 + 9 - h 0 +10 - 9 . '+ 2 +15 - 3 +21 - 5 -20 -21 -18 - 2 - 1. -21 -20 -29 - 5 -22 -13 -2U r-12 r-11 -18 r-2U -20 - -25 + 5 +1U - k + 8 + 2 +17 + 9 +13 +1U z l + 2 -17 r-12 0 2 8 9 7 3 +11 *+ 3 -16 + 9 + 8 -17 -23 -21 -17 - 7 -12 -17 -20 -18 - 1 + 6 -10 - 8 - 3 - 7 -16 - 6 z l - 7 -22 -15 -16 -18 • -11 - 1 -15 + 6 - 5 - 5 -10 - 3 -2 - 2 + 1 . Ga. - 3 - 7 + h * «• Chicago D i s t r i c t Metropolitan Areas Chicago Indianapolis Detroit Grand Rapids Milwaukee 111. Ind. Mich. it Wis. - S t . Louis D i s t r i c t Metropolitan Areas L i t t l e Rock Louisville S t . Louis Memphis - 3 + 6 Ark. Ky. Mo. Tenn. + 1 - h - 2 - 6 +11 +1 b + h + 7 + 1 +23 -11 -16 - 2 0 0 0 +2U +22 +29 -13. -12 - 9 -17 -21 - 8 - 1 0 - 2 o i 1 + 6 - 7 -10 -11* Minneapolis D i s t r i c t Metropolitan Areas Mpls.-St. Paul Mpls. and Suburbs S t . Paul Cities Duluth-Supe r i or Minn. " Minn AW i s . • . 497 H.8b WEEKLY DEPARTMENT STORE SALES - SELECTED CITIES AND AREAS (Continued) Percentage change from corresponding period a year ago -w (Based on r e t a i l dollar amounts)— Week ending 3 mos. 1958 Apr. 5 I Apr. 12 I Apr. 19 | Apr. 26 Federal Reserve D i s t r i c t , Area, and City Kansas City D i s t r i c t Metropolitan Areas Denver Topeka Vvichita Kansas City S t . Joseph Albuquerque Oklahoma City Tulsa City Joplin Dallas D i s t r i c t Metropolitan Areas Dallas El Paso Fort Worth Houston San Antonio Col. Kans. - 1 +20 -10 r- 9 ^+_1 * 1 + 1 - 5 - 2 - 9 -10 -13 -10 125 f22 W f k - 9 - 7 - h -10 -17 -17 -10 -10 + 6 + 1 - 2 - 3 - 9 +15 - 1 +16 +11 N. Hex. Okla., + h - 2 + 3 +31 +20 + 8 +17 +29 +1U ' t 8 +U0 ! -10 +21 • 7 -25 - 3 +18 •10 -15 + 9 0 0 - 3 -10 + 1 +30 +28 +20 +10 • 7 - 5 -16 -17 - 6 -13 -lU -20 -19 -22 +12 + h + 7 + 2 +1U 1• 6 z J . Mo,11 » Mo. Tex. " » ii San Francisco D i s t r i c t Metropolitan Areas Los Angeles-Long Beach C a l i f . ii Downtown Los Angeles ii Yvestside Los Angeles ii Sacramento San Diego San Francis co-Oakland San Francisco City Oakland Ore. Portland Utah S a l t Lake City Wash. Seattle Spokane Tacoma - h . - 2 - h - 8 - 5 +18 - 7 - 2 - 3 -13 0 - 2 0 +5 - 3 ' f20 0 f 8 +13 r 2 +32 * 3 +11 +10 - 1 -1*8 +11 + 9 +3 + 5 ' 1 -19 +U1 h-is ri-15 •11 -11 r -•15 -7 •19 r-12 I h 16 + 6 - 6 +14 +20 - 9 -15 -20 -11 -lU -13 -18 + k -23 r+ 8 + 7 + h -25 +50 + 8 +12 +12 - 1 + 5 + 2 + k - 9 0 r—Revised. *Data not a v a i l a b l y . 1/ During April changes from a year ago r e f l e c t , in p a r t tife! f a c t that l a s t year Easter was on April 21 while t h i s year i t was on April 6 . * For t h i s reason i t i s estimated t h a t in comparison with l a s t year an allowance should be made f o r a decrease i n sales of about 6 per cent f o r the month of April as a whole. These allowances apply to the f i g u r e s f o r the United S t a t e s .
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